Lord Yuan

Chapter 202 Guess
Although Yang Ci sometimes likes to fight for power and sometimes uses various power tactics to suppress other aristocratic families, no one has ever questioned his status as the emperor's master.

Liu Hong is no exception.

Of course, all this was based on the fact that Liu Hong was in a pretty good mood. These memorials were actually presented by Yang Ci at the beginning of the year. It was hoped that Liu Hong would take more seriously the causes of the Yellow Turban Rebellion.

However, at that time, Liu Hong was suddenly troubled by the lack of money for the construction of the West Garden. Yang Ci could be said to have directly hit Liu Hong's gun, and was directly dismissed from his position as the third official at the time and sent back to the government.

Now, when the Yellow Turban Rebellion suddenly broke out, Liu Hong came to look through the memorials without having anything to do. He suddenly discovered the memorials that Yang Ci had submitted a long time ago. Then he felt guilty, reinstated his official position, and added special Enter.

Yuan Shao looked at the rules and regulations above and felt a lot about Yang Ci.

Although in his eyes, these are like afterthoughts and afterthoughts, the signs of the Yellow Turban Rebellion had already appeared a few years ago, and anyone with insight can almost find some tricks in it. The aristocratic family was so tortured by the party that they couldn't bear to die, so a secret unspoken rule was formed.

In order to break the shackles of the party, these aristocratic families more or less chose to sponsor the Yellow Turbans. In various forms, some people joined the Taiping Sect, some directly brought funds to join the group, and some chose to open the door to convenience.

The fact that Yang Ci was able to discover this shows that although he is obsessed with party struggle, he is at least loyal to Liu Hong and has a profound understanding of the precarious situation of the Han Dynasty.

"The Taiwei was able to predict the Yellow Turban Rebellion in this way. He is truly a god!" Yuan Shao complimented.

Yang Ci was Liu Hong's teacher. Praising Yang Ci would naturally fall into Liu Hong's ears, which was equivalent to praising him.

Hearing this, Liu Hong sighed slightly and waved his hands, then walked straight to his own chair, taking out some memorials from time to time with his hands.

"Not only the Taiwei, but also Huangfu Aiqing and Lu Aiqing also had many suggestions."

Yuan Shao pretended to be surprised and said: "Is your Majesty talking about General Huangfu Song? Beizhong General Lu Zigan? If it is them, then it is normal."

Liu Hong looked at each other and smiled when he heard this. It was precisely because of these people's advice that Liu Hong specially promoted these people to Zhonglang General so that they could lead the army to suppress the rebellion. This not only highlighted his talent for employing people, but also enabled him to These people burst into tears of gratitude for the divine grace.

Although he is arrogant and extravagant, he is not stupid.

The power of the emperor was actually in Liu Hong's hands, and he was able to capture it easily, which was even better than that of the late Emperor Xiaohuan.

"It's just that compared with Qing, they are at the bottom of the pack. If Qing had not defeated the main force of the Yellow Turbans in the battle of Liaodong and resolved the Yellow Turban rebellion in Youzhou, I don't know when the Han Dynasty would be able to recover. It was Huangfu Song. , it can only be said that it temporarily defeated the Yellow Turbans, but it is far from your feat of defeating the Yellow Turbans head-on."

Yuan Shaocheng was frightened and hurriedly bowed and shook his head and said: "This is all due to His Majesty's power of heaven. Without His Majesty's kingdom, Liaodong is prosperous and the people are prosperous. How would it be possible to train such a large number of cavalry? As for defeating the Yellow Turbans, It is also because of His Majesty’s virtuous reputation that the soldiers share the same hatred, just to get a word of praise from Your Majesty.”

Liu Hong narrowed his eyes and stared at Yuan Shao in front of him. He could clearly feel Yuan Shao's sincerity.

"Ai Qing, there is no need to say anything. Although I have never been to Liaodong in person, the rumors about Liaodong have reached my ears verbatim. Now that Ai Qing has taken up the post of guard to protect the capital, I feel at ease. "

"I swear to protect His Majesty to the death and never let those yellow scarf thieves get into His Majesty's eyes."

Yuan Shao expressed excitedly, but Liu Hong waved his hand and said softly: "Although I have asked you to serve as a guard, in the final analysis, I still hope that you can fight in the Yellow Turban. If these soldiers hear of your arrival, their morale will be greatly increased and they can defeat the enemy." That day is very close at hand.”

Hearing this, Yuan Shao didn't know how to answer for a while. He didn't know whether this was Liu Hong's test, or whether it was a heartfelt emotion. He didn't dare to gamble.

Although Liu Hong appears to be approachable at the moment, judging from the various things he has done before, it is difficult to guarantee whether he will change his mind in an instant.

After all, in the final analysis, he personally built [-] iron cavalry. Although Liu Hong said that he did not blame him and expressed appreciation, this was all superficial. For Liu Hong, it was just a matter of lip service. , without paying any price.

On the contrary, another general was sent to Du Liao, so that Yang Ci's disciple Yang continued to serve. The secret of this is self-evident.

Yang Ci is the emperor's advisor, and the identity he represents is undoubtedly Liu Hong. Regardless of whether Yang Xu's trip is good or bad, it will at least cause turmoil to the situation in Liaodong. General Du Liao has the power to recruit any wartime soldiers. .

And Liu Hong saw this very clearly.

If Na Yangxu went to Liaodong to take up his post, the local soldiers refused to obey and only respected Yuan Shao's orders. This means that even if Yuan Shao has no intention of rebellion, the chance of him being coerced into rebellion by his subordinates will be high. Rao A mob of only 10,000+ ordinary Li people could capture the entire Youzhou, let alone [-] cavalry with astonishing combat power.

Yuan Shao glanced at the expression on Liu Hong's face and couldn't help but be startled. How could someone who had just been appointed as Jiuqing want to be sent to the front line to fight without even knowing the specific position?

"As I said before, no matter what your Majesty arranges for me to do, I will never complain. Everyone has their own value. This is true for the city gate officers, and the same is true for the guards."

As the sun sets in the west, warm yellow light shines directly into the Deyang Hall.

Since the end of the court meeting, Liu Hong, who was in high spirits, had been holding Yuan Shao to discuss relevant matters, and even lunch was taken care of by the way.

This was also the first time that Yuan Shao experienced the treatment of being an emperor in advance.

Before leaving, Zhang Rang emerged from nowhere, looked at Yuan Shao's retreating figure, and thought to himself before walking into the palace to serve Liu Hong.

Not long after, the laughter of two people came from the hall.

Yuan Shao returned to Yuan Mansion located on Zhuque Avenue. He already had his own independent residence, Weiwei Mansion, which was guarded by many guards. However, after thinking about it, he had not been to Yuan Mansion for nearly ten years. For both emotion and reason, you should come and see it.However, his identity at this time is also very different. As Jiuqing, he seems to have far surpassed all other Yuan family's contemporaries. Even Yuan Ji, standing in front of him at this time, is completely unable to Showing the calmness and ease as before.

After all, no one could have imagined that a step-son of a concubine would use his own ability to cut a shortcut in advance and become the highest-ranking official in the clan except Yuan Feng and Yuan Wei.

For now, Yuan Shu still remains as General Hu Ben Zhonglang, but he has been given the title of Marquis. Although he is the lowest rank of Guannei Marquis, he has no title.

Even so, Yuan Shu's reputation became more and more famous. In addition to his reckless behavior of traveling around the capital, which aroused the resentment of Li Shu and gave him the reputation of a fierce ghost along the way, most of the rangers in the surrounding areas gathered around Yuan Shu and acted as diners, including Ji Ling traveled thousands of miles to attend the appointment. After Yuan Shu tried it out in person, he praised his bravery and rewarded him with many gifts from time to time. Ji Ling's treatment was among the best among his many diners.

Therefore, Ji Ling often lamented that after meeting the Ming Lord, he could not bear to abandon his virtue.

Because Yuan Shu often ran around the capital wantonly, and everything was in a mess. Ji Ling often tried to give advice, but when Yuan Shu was in a good mood, most of them would accept it. As time went by, he stopped taking it seriously, so some people jumped up. Ji Ling kept him away from Yuan Shu. He behaved badly and committed many violent acts. If Ji Ling was around, he would probably get angry.

Ji Ling declined politely. Although Yuan Shu treated other people a bit badly, he was really kind to Ji Ling. Although he didn't know why Yuan Shu treated him so differently, he valued affection. Yuan Shu could treat him like this, so how could he turn away from him?

At present, the Yellow Turbans are causing chaos. Yuan Shu, a general of the Tiger Guard, is subordinate to Guang Luxun. He originally wanted to lead troops to improve his reputation, but many members of the clan tried to dissuade him. As the direct son of the Yuan family, how could he take such a risk? To seek benefits, you only need to follow the steps. After the high-ranking officials above die one by one, Yuan Shu will naturally reach a higher level.

Yuan Shu originally thought so too.

But when he heard that Yuan Shao was killing everyone outside and his reputation spread at home and abroad, even from Liaodong, which was four to five thousand miles away, to Luoyang, he was instantly confused.

The big guys in the clan didn't promise him to rest assured. Yuan Shao had almost no chance of turning around after leaving. His majesty sent him to the frontier. The meaning of this is self-evident.

However, Yuan Shao's resume is like riding on a rocket. From the beginning of the long history of the Liaodong vassal state, he became the highest-ranking officer in the vassal state in less than a year, almost equivalent to the level of a prefect of a county. Yuan Shu envied him. He was jealous, but the many rewards that followed blinded his eyes.

Gold, silk, horses, jewels, everything that could be obtained in the mainland, His Majesty rewarded Yuan Shao without any pain at all.

Yuan Shu also tolerated all these. After all, Yuan Shao also came from the Yuan family. It was understandable that he could serve as the captain of a county. It was nothing more than some small tricks behind the scenes. In a sense, although the rank is lower than that of the Abandoned Lieutenant, he is still a capital official. Compared with a captain like Yuan Shao who is far away from the political center, his authority is still much higher.

However, this was a bit too much for General Liao.

Strictly speaking, even if he is a capital official, if he goes to Youzhou and other frontier places, although he is under the command of Guang Luxun, if General Du Liao has the intention of recruiting, all the soldiers in the frontier places will From the general to the sergeants, everyone must obey the orders of General Du Liao.

In terms of rank alone, General Du Liao is already a third-grade general. Below him are the four major captains, the Central Guards, the generals of the Wuwei, etc., and above him there are the four generals of Zhen, Siping and Si'an. Except for these generals with heavy titles, General Du Liao's Grades are the only ones in the frontier area.

In addition, the purpose of General Du Liao's existence is to defend and urge the migration of foreign races and many other matters. During this period, many foreign races invaded or attached themselves. The decline of one and the other made General Du Liao's power more and more powerful. increase.

Of course Yuan Shu understood this, so he felt it was unreasonable.

He is obviously the direct son of the Yuan family. Although there is an elder brother Yuan Ji above him, he is following the civil service route after all. If he works for a few more years, he may follow the path of his father Yuan Feng and become one of the nine ministers. Unexpectedly, the servant was intercepted by Yuan Shao. General Du Liao was promoted to Weiwei and took charge of the southern army of the capital.

After all, he has now become the lowest-ranking official in the direct lineage of the Yuan family.

So, today, after the court meeting between his father and uncle was over, he rushed from the palace to the mansion without stopping, hoping to get these two to relax so that he could lead the army to the Yellow Turbans and brush up his resume, otherwise he would wait until this autumn wind blows. In the past, he couldn't even keep a little soup warm.

When he entered the house and saw his father discussing something with his uncle, he stepped forward to pray regardless.

As a result, as soon as he arrived at the door, he heard his uncle Yuan Wei worrying about Yuan Shao.

"Although Benchujin has been promoted to Weiwei and ranked as the Ninth Minister, the crisis is far from being eliminated. At the end of today's court meeting, when Benchu ​​and I were discussing, I never thought that the emperor would send someone to summon Benchu. I don’t know if I came here because of the [-] iron cavalry.”

Yuan Feng couldn't help but sigh with emotion: "It should be fine. The emperor was very kind to Benchu. Just like when the eunuchs plotted to kill Chen Fan and others, Benchu ​​was a model for the world, but he also took care of himself. He was even punished by the emperor. He was appointed as the chief historian of Liaodong, and now if it were traced that Benchu ​​secretly trained cavalry, then the position of guard would not be on the agenda at all, and he would have been directly imprisoned long ago."

"That's the truth, but I suddenly summoned him after that. I was very worried. I was also worried at first. It was just a matter of training one or two thousand cavalry. It would be better for him to just come and get twenty thousand." , that is, the main force that went south to sweep away Zhangjiao, which can be called an absolute advantage, was revealed so easily, and it happened to let the emperor know that this matter is very dangerous for me, the Yuan family."

Yuan Wei sighed with regret. He thought that he had a full understanding of Yuan Shao's talent. Unexpectedly, he actually accomplished such a huge undertaking in Liaodong, and was even called a big man by the Han Dynasty. Xianbei, who was a close friend, now sent envoys to serve as ministers and did not dare to cause trouble again.

This is all due to Yuan Shao's achievements in Liaodong.

Yuan Feng patted Yuan Wei on the shoulder and said with a smile: "In my opinion, Ciyang is worrying too much. He is very resourceful at first, and he has made this dangerous plan many times. In our eyes, what is almost impossible to accomplish is now In his hands, he can easily capture it."

"Although there are suspicions of secretly training cavalry, and there are many intentions of rebellion, didn't you see it in today's court meeting? The emperor's attitude towards Ben Chu really made all the ministers look at him, and even the Shi Yushi who didn't know whether to live or die, contradicted him. Originally, I didn’t want to end up staying away from Luoyang and heading to Liaodong.”

"It is enough to see that the emperor does not intend to pursue this responsibility. What's more, speaking of those [-] cavalry, I am afraid that they will now become Yang Xu's subordinates. If they can use this to destroy the Youzhou Yellow Turban, Benchu The credit is indispensable, now that there is no threat of military power, things have been as good as before, and there is no crisis at all."

Yuan Feng's words made Yuan Wei relieved. He also had three sons under his command. They were a little younger than Yuan Shao, but at Yuan Shao's age, they had already become a model for the world in Luoyang, the capital. As for who would succeed Yuan Feng after Apart from himself, the head of the clan valued Yuan Shao, a concubine, the most.

From this point of view, there is no flaw in his discernment of people, and Yuan Shao's outstanding performance has completely conquered his uncle Yuan Wei, who was the first to serve as the third prince.

(End of this chapter)